Yellow African Marigold flower
Description
- Title:
- Yellow African Marigold flower
- Caption / Description:
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A yellow African Marigold flower, flowering in early July.
Tagetes erecta, the Mexican marigold, also called Aztec marigold, is a species of the genus Tagetes native to Mexico and Central America. Despite its being native to the Americas, it is often called African marigold.
In Mexico, this plant is found in the wild in the states of San Luis Potosí, Chiapas, State of México, Puebla, Sinaloa, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz. This plant reaches heights of between 50 and 100 cm. The Aztecs gathered the wild plant as well as cultivating it for medicinal, ceremonial and decorative purposes. It is widely cultivated commercially with many cultivars in use as ornamental plants.
Description taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes_erecta
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Asteraceae
- Asterales
- Asters
- Compositae
- Daisies
- Sunflowers
- Marigolds
- Aztec Marigold
- Tagetes
- Tagetes erecta
- Mexican Marigold
- African Marigold
- Yellow Marigold flower
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DSC5680.NEF
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3872px x 2592px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000
Location
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2008 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄200 s
- Aperture:
- f/5.6
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 50mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 75mm
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- Fired, Return not detected
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Cloudy
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm F1.4D
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
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- Olympus MCON-35
- Setup:
- Handheld
Nikon SB-800 Speedlight mounted on Wimberley F-2 Macro Bracket
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Nikon Capture NX
- Post Processing: